Details

Autor(en) / Beteiligte

• Krueger, Michael

Titel

Historiography, Cultures of Remembrance and Tradition in German Sport

Ist Teil von

• International journal of the history of sport, 2014-08, Vol.31 (12), p.1425-1443

Ort / Verlag

Routledge

Erscheinungsjahr

2014

Quelle

Taylor & Francis Journals Auto-Holdings Collection

Beschreibungen/Notizen

• Erinnerungskultur (culture of remembrance) is a widely discussed notion in German historiography. First, the meaning of Erinnerungskultur, including the specific role of academic historiography of sport, is described and explained with respect to sport and sport historiography. One main objective is to reveal the diversity of cultures of sport history and the specific obligations of academic historiography. Second, the actors of sport memories and/or Traditionspflege (heritage) are characterised, and, third, some controversial and perennial debates that permeate German sports history are explained and interpreted, especially that of Carl Diem, internationally known as 'Mister Olympics' of 1936. All in all, the paper provides an overview of the mainstreams, cultures and politics of history in Germany with respect to sport.